‘Gratitude’ spat: NATO and Ukraine’s clash over aid reveals a strained power dynamic
2023-07-15 08:48:12 source：CNBC
July 14, 2023
NATO and Ukraine clashed publicly for the first time this week.
At a gathering in Vilnius, Lithuania, with all the 31 members of NATO, there were clear frictions between Kyiv and the military alliance. This culminated with the Ukrainian leader, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, saying Tuesday that the absence of a timeline for his country to join NATO was “absurd.”
One senior diplomat present at the meetings told CNBC on Thursday that Zelenskyy “overplayed” his hand during the summit and was therefore pressured by the United States and others to show more gratitude.
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